CrossAmerica Partners (NYSE:CAPL – Get Free Report) and Baytex Energy (OTCMKTS:BTEGF – Get Free Report) are both energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, risk and dividends.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
24.1% of CrossAmerica Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. 52.0% of CrossAmerica Partners shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Baytex Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for CrossAmerica Partners and Baytex Energy, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| CrossAmerica Partners | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Baytex Energy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.50 |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares CrossAmerica Partners and Baytex Energy”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| CrossAmerica Partners | $3.66 billion | 0.23 | $39.11 million | $1.37 | 16.19 |
| Baytex Energy | $2.79 billion | 1.05 | $1.29 billion | $1.47 | 3.67 |
Baytex Energy has lower revenue, but higher earnings than CrossAmerica Partners. Baytex Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CrossAmerica Partners, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Volatility & Risk
CrossAmerica Partners has a beta of 0.34, indicating that its share price is 66% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Baytex Energy has a beta of 2.16, indicating that its share price is 116% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares CrossAmerica Partners and Baytex Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| CrossAmerica Partners | 1.43% | -37.73% | 3.92% |
| Baytex Energy | 38.28% | 40.85% | 20.18% |
Summary
Baytex Energy beats CrossAmerica Partners on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About CrossAmerica Partners
CrossAmerica Partners LP engages in the wholesale distribution of motor fuels, operation of convenience stores, and ownership and leasing of real estate used in the retail distribution of motor fuels in the United States. It operates in two segments, Wholesale and Retail. The Wholesale segment engages in the wholesale distribution of motor fuels to lessee dealers, independent dealers, commission agents, and company operated retail sites. The Retail segment is involved in the sale of convenience merchandise items; and retail sale of motor fuels at company operated retail sites and retail sites operated by commission agents. CrossAmerica GP LLC operates as the general partner of the company. The company was formerly known as Lehigh Gas Partners LP and changed its name to CrossAmerica Partners LP in October 2014. The company was founded in 1992 and is based in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
About Baytex Energy
Baytex Energy Corp. operates as an oil & gas exploration and production company. It engages in the acquisition, development and production of crude oil and natural gas in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin and in the Eagle Ford in the United States. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.
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